Oz slows the van, sniffing.
"Hello?" Cordelia interrupted.
"It's Willow. She's nearby"
"What? You can smell her? She doesn't even wear perfume"
Sniffing the air again, he throws the van into reverse.
"She's afraid..."
"Oh my god. This is a residual werewolf thing, isn't it? I think that's very disturbing"
"I really agree..."
They parked and ran, scrambling to find Willow and Xander. At the bottom of the stairs shock, betrayal, and hurt washed over him as he watched her kissing Xander, he was unable to move. He could practically feel their bond breaking inside him, she was no longer his and he was no longer hers, all in one single moment.
"Oh God" exclaimed Cordelia with disgust evident in her voice.
"Oh God" echoed Xander
"Oh, God… Oz" Willow scrambling to a seated position.
"We have to get out of here" Oz coolly stated, even he noticed the distance in his voice. His wolf already whispering to him that she was not his, that she had never been good enough to be his mate.
Transfixed it took Oz a second to even notice Cordelia was no longer at his side and was instead frantically running up the stairs. Her scream pierced the silence and a muffled crash followed. Oz sprinted up the stairs to find her, narrowly avoiding the opening. Looking down it was evident Cordelia was hurt badly; she appeared to be skewered by a sharp piece of metal in the abdomen. As he pulled out his phone he felt Willow and Xander at his side both frozen in horror at Cordelia's broken form.
Oz started dialling, Cordelia needed a hospital and now. After a few brief questions Oz put away his phone. "Oz?" Oz turned and glared at Willow, "I?" Willow shook her head and backed away. Then there was silence, until the ambulance arrived. The paramedics asked a few brief questions before loading Cordelia in and taking her to the local hospital. After they all silently scrambled into Oz's van to follow behind. The journey in the van was tense and uneasy and no one spoke, uniform masks of hurt and worry on all three. At the hospital they waited for news, once Oz was satisfied that Cordelia had been admitted and was stable, he nodded and turned silently walked to his van, he heard Willow say something to him but it was already too late. He was done. As he got into his van he could finally allow all the feelings of confusion, anger and hurt to surface.